Kid Cudi took to the stage for the first time on “Saturday Night Live”, and he did so with two different outfits that got social media users talking.
For his first set, the 37-year-old rapper tore a green sweater, Chris Farley t-shirt and jeans while performing his song “Tequila Shots”.
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Followers of Cudi praised his shirt choice and regard it as a kind tribute to Farley, who passed away in 1997 at the age of 33.
Farley was a cast in the late-night comedy series between 1990 and 1995 and is still considered an iconic figure by some SNL fans. The last Farley tribute to reach the Studio 8H stage was in 2019 with Adam Sandler singing an original song about his lost friend.
Meanwhile, other viewers interpreted Cudi’s green mohair sweater as a tribute to the late Kurt Cobain, who wore similar outerwear during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance in New York in 1993 and at the age of 27 almost five months after the concert was recorded, died.
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“The tribute to Chris Farley and Kurt Cobain is incredible,” a YouTube commentator wrote in a video of Cudi’s performance.
Philip Ellis, editor of Men’s Health magazine, gave Cudi props to highlight stars who are struggling in public.
“We would love to see @KidCudi use its platform to pay tribute to artists who have lost their lives to depression and addiction, and give visible, joyful hope to people who are still struggling with mental illness,” Philip said. tweeted Sunday morning out.
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For Cudi’s second SNL set, she wore a floral A-line, spaghetti dress while performing his song Sad People. Music lovers also attributed his appearance to Cobain’s iconic button address.
Photos and videos of the late rockstar show he has performed in dresses several times during his career.
Cudi concludes the show in his dress with the cast “SNL” and the host for the week, British actress Carey Mulligan.
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“Kid Cudi draws extreme Kurt Cobain tribute on #SNL in the week of this death,” one fan wrote on Twitter. “@KidCudi all about love and prevention and suicide awareness !!!”
Cudi, whose real name is Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, is especially a Cobain fan. In the summer, the rapper revealed that he got a tattoo of the grunger-rocker in an Instagram post.
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In 2015, Cudi shared in a tweet that he often thinks of Cobain.